SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.
Name of company
Martin Currie Japan Investment Trust Plc

2.
Name of director
Alfred Charles Shedden

3.
Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a 
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in 
respect of an non-beneficial interest
As in 2. above

4.
Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
As in 2. above

5.
Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with 
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
As in 2. above


6.
Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please 
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non 
discretionary /non discretionary
Purchase within savings plan 


7.
Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
146.864

8.
Percentage of issued class
0.000003%

9.
Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A

10.
Percentage of issued class
N/A

11.
Class of security
Ordinary shares
 25p

12.
Price per share
�0.680

13.
Date of transaction
8 December 2003

14.
Date company informed
9 December 2003

15.
Total holding following this notification
15,661.197

16.
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.0337%

If a director  has been granted options by the company please complete 
the following boxes.

17.
Date of grant


18.
Period during which or date on which exercisable


19.
Total amount paid (if any) for grant 
of the option

20.
Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


21.
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is 
to be fixed at time of exercise

22.
Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following 
this notification


23.
Any additional information



24.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jennifer Carlyle 0131 479 5895
25.
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
making this notification

Martin Currie Investment Management Limited


Date of notification     9 December 2003